Seize The Day

By Compiled by KATHLEEN LANG

© St. Petersburg Times, published May 3, 2000

THINGS TO DO . . .

The Melvins, the post-punk, pre-grunge metal band that is said to have mentored Nirvana, takes the stage at the State Theater tonight at 8. Tickets are $10 at the theater, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Call (727) 895-3045.

Find out how to breathe easier when writer Kathryn Shafer, Ph.D., author of Asthma Free in 21 Days, appears at 7 p.m. today at Barnes & Noble, 213 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Call (813) 871-2228.

It's reggae night at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa when Spy vs. Spy performs at 8 tonight at 910 Skipper Road. The band also covers soca, calypso and even zouk music. Red Stripe will be sold for atmosphere, mon. Tickets are $4. Call (813) 971-0666.

Take a gander at a winning combination of age, talent and experience when the Senior Follies Talent Show hits the stage at 7 p.m. today at Countryside High School Auditorium, 3000 State Road 580, Clearwater. Tickets are $2. Call (727) 562-4815.

If you love seafood but are intimidated by cooking it, head to Home Gourmet Kitchen Emporium, 471 Main St., Dunedin, for a cooking class from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Class participants learn to prepare grouper, lobster tails, scallops and more. The cost is $35. Call (727) 736-6400.

THINGS TO VIEW . . .

Tune in for live music and accolades when Dolly Parton hosts the 35th annual Academy of Country Music Awards tonight on CBS. Performers with the most nominations, five each, are the offstage couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and the onstage trio Dixie Chicks. 8 p.m.

A&E's Biography takes a dip into the story behind the famous Rocky Mountain brewery tonight during The Coors: A Family Brew. Wealth and fame, and, for a time, a certain mystique, came to the Colorado family whose regional beer is now marketed across the country. 8 p.m.

Party of Five wraps up after six seasons with a double-length episode on Fox tonight. And though Sarah (Jennifer Love Hewitt) went out on her own with Time of Your Life, another season of that show is doubtful. 8 p.m.

- Compiled by Times staff writer Kathleen Lang. She can be reached at lang@sptimes.com.